Biz Markie, Hip-Hop’s ‘Just a Friend’ Clown Prince, Dies at 57An innovative yet proudly goofy rapper, he had an unlikely crossover hit with a tune that led one critic to call him (favorably) “the father of modern bad singing.”#biz markie#RIP·nytimes.com·Jul 17, 2021Biz Markie, Hip-Hop’s ‘Just a Friend’ Clown Prince, Dies at 57